# Iowa, Minnesota growers seek to make oats great again

> Midwest farmers in Iowa and Minnesota are running field trials to grow food-grade oats, which are traditionally sourced from Canada. Quaker Oats could save freight and avoid threatened tariffs on Canadian goods by buying domestic oats, but big agribusiness has not backed the effort.

- Date: 2025-09-09 · published 2025-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22919-iowa-minnesota-growers-seek-to-make-oats-great-again
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Potential domestic substitution for Canadian oats could shift milling demand over time, but the effect on near-term prices is limited while the trials remain small.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Sources

- desmoinesregister.com: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2025/09/09/iowa-minnesota-growers-seek-to-make-oats-great-again/86047245007/

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